The Villain Who Robbed the Heroines

Lobelia returned to her room and sat on a low chair to open her diary before going to the room of her mother, Lizzy.

Her hands were still too small and weak to hold a pen properly, so the handwriting was crooked, and the sentences were short and concise, but…

This was Lobelia’s own way of relieving her loneliness and solitude.

After finishing writing in her diary, Lobelia got down from the chair and went to the room where her mother Lizzy was, lost in thought.

How could she make her father and mother’s relationship better?

Even though Lobelia’s way of thinking was developed beyond her age, she was still a young child, so no suitable solution came to mind.

At best, she could only think of straightforward and simple methods, such as giving gifts.

Lobelia also didn’t think that her father and mother’s relationship would improve to that extent, so her cute and lovely face was already learning to furrow her brows.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

However, relatively soon, a moment arrived that presented Lobelia with an answer that wasn’t an answer.

It was when her older sister Carlea fell ill with a cold and was bedridden.

*****Ferzen knew that children have weak immunity, so he had been taking care of them by boiling and feeding them proven medicinal herbs.

However, seeing Carlea groaning and lying in bed, to the point where his efforts seemed futile, he found it difficult to leave her side.

Of course, the method of trying to build immunity wasn’t wrong.

But wasn’t it too much to hope that she would never catch a cold while living in a cold region?

In the first place, the fact that she had such a high immunity, and only a cold this intense could break through it and make her sick, wasn’t it proof of that?

“I was like this when I was young too. In Louerg, it’s practically no different from an endemic disease, so don’t worry too much.”

“…I see.”

Answering briefly to Euphemia’s words, Ferzen changed the cold cloth and placed it on Carlea’s forehead.

Things like penicillin, painkillers, and antipyretics like aspirin.

Ferzen was beyond grateful that such Antibiotics existed in this world, despite not matching the current civilization era.

Euphemia, who was standing next to him, felt like she had become a bad mother for being relatively less serious, but her heart was moved by Ferzen’s deep paternal love, so she brought a chair and sat next to him. ʀ

With his personality, he would surely stay up all night.

She couldn’t accompany his stubbornness as she was pregnant with their second child, but she still wanted to stay by his side as long as possible, so she leaned her head against him warmly.

At that time, Lobelia, who had brought expensive candies she had been saving upon hearing the news of Carlea’s illness, turned her steps after watching Euphemia and Ferzen through the slightly open door.

The moment she watched their kind and happy appearance, a strong feeling of envy surged up, and at the same time, only one thought flashed through her young mind.

Me too…

If I get sick, will my mom and dad’s relationship become that good?

Although she was relatively mature compared to her peers, she was still a young child.

The untainted purity with a clear purpose… She didn’t even realize that it was self-harm.

Especially the next day, when she grabbed a maid and asked what a cold was like, Lobelia’s thoughts became even more solid.

“Hmm…Young Lady, a cold is a disease that makes your throat hurt, your nose run, and you get a burning fever. The longer you go without proper treatment, the sicker you get… But it’s usually a disease that heals naturally. However, if you get a shot and take medicine, you’ll get better in no time, so you don’t have to worry.”

The maid explained in detail, thinking that Lobelia’s question was out of concern for Carlea who had caught a cold.

“Now that I say it, it doesn’t seem like a serious illness, but there’s a saying that a cold is the root of all diseases, so it’s not good to catch one. So when you go outside, make sure to bundle up, don’t eat too many cold things, and it’s good to study or play, but don’t overdo it. You should also go to bed early at night. Understand, young lady?”

“Yes.”

Lobelia nodded her head in response, but her thoughts were already focused elsewhere.

*****Doing the opposite of what was advised.

Lobelia thought that if she just followed through with that, she would catch a cold, so she continued her misguided diligence.

Since the detached building centered around the long corridor was out of sight of the assigned maids and her mother Lizzy, it was easier than expected to commit a deviation that wasn’t a deviation.

Among them, eating cold food was a very difficult task, but if you wanted to obtain it, it was a simple thing in Louerg.

All she had to do was play outside, hide some snow from prying eyes, and secretly bring it to her room.

Of course, she had been taught that she shouldn’t eat snow as is, but rather boil or melt it before eating, so Lobelia melted the snow on a brazier.

While struggling to catch a cold, she didn’t forget to follow these rules, which was truly absurd…

But it was a contradiction in a childlike way of thinking that could be seen because she couldn’t connect the act of eating snow as is with catching a cold.

After boiling the snow into water, Lobelia left it on the windowsill to cool, and when it was slightly frozen, she would gulp it down or softly lick the ice.

She also didn’t forget to take off her warm outerwear and face the cold wind.

As a result of that effort, which wasn’t an effort, Lobelia finally succeeded in catching a cold.

Ah…

Sniff.

The runny nose.

The stinging pain in her throat.

When she breathed, there was a reflexive urge to cough, but Lobelia, who woke up from sleep while trying hard to suppress it, tried not to get caught by Lizzy.

Whether she had a fever or not, was also important, so Lobelia put her hand on her own forehead to check.

However, unless it’s a considerably high fever, it’s difficult to directly check the body temperature with that method.

In fact, because it was a mild fever, Lobelia didn’t even feel relieved but rather showed disappointment.

“What’s wrong?”

“Uh, uhh…”

At her mother Lizzy’s question, Lobelia was startled and shook her head.

She was told that a cold is something that gets better quickly if you get a shot and take medicine.

Then, shouldn’t she be sick enough to not get better quickly, but as slowly as possible?

That way, the time of harmony between her mother and father would increase.

So Lobelia’s strong belief that she shouldn’t get caught having a cold now made her hide the sick look on her face and put on a lovely smile.

*****A disease that gradually worsens if not treated in time, but eventually heals naturally.

What Lobelia could do, after mulling over the maid’s words at the time, was to continue her misguided efforts even after catching a cold.

It would be troublesome if she suddenly got treated, and she needed to have a fever too.

Of course, achieving that goal was relatively easy.

The body surface area of a child is larger than that of an adult, so there is already a lot of heat loss, and when a vicious cycle is repeated while also having a cold, it would be strange not to achieve results that aren’t results.

The problem was that by this point, no matter how much Lobelia struggled, she had no choice but to get caught having a cold, but the day she had a considerable fever was the day Ferzen and Lizzy were sleeping together.

As a result, Lobelia, who was unusually irritable and shook off the maids’ hands to prevent them from touching her, wrote in her diary with difficulty and lay down on the bed.

The fever was clearly felt when she put her hand on her warm forehead.

However, because the heat of her small palm was also high, Lobelia took it relatively less seriously, contrary to the abnormality in her body.

That’s why she didn’t bother to say she was sick today.

She thought that if it was this much, wouldn’t it get better quickly if she got a shot or took medicine?

Just a little more, just a little more…

If she says she’s sick after that, even her mom and dad who aren’t on good terms like today… wouldn’t they quickly get on good terms?

The day her older sister Carlea was sick.

The particularly envious sight of Ferzen and Euphemia’s affectionate appearance.

Adding her mother Lizzy to that and picturing it, Lobelia closed her eyes.

*****“Ah…”

The next morning, Lobelia, who barely got up, realized that the warm sensation had disappeared and showed a blank expression.

Other symptoms remained, but suddenly the fever was not felt.

It brought a considerable sense of loss to Lobelia.

A sensation of cold circling around, far from being hot.

Mixed with a faint dizziness, Lobelia, who tried to get up from the bed, staggered and plopped down.

In fact, it wasn’t that the fever had gone down, but rather it felt that way because chills overlapped…

But to Lobelia, it rather felt like a natural healing process.

Creak.

For now, she had to apply medicine to her sick mother, so Lobelia moved her trembling legs to the front of the cabinet.

Then, suddenly feeling thirsty, she drank water, but even that created a bloated feeling in her stomach that struggled to accept it.

But even that, Lobelia endured steadfastly and went out into the corridor and entered Lizzy’s room.

“M-Mom…”

A clearly cracked voice.

But Lobelia herself was not aware of it.

She just looked at her mother, who was looking at her with a bruised face from being slapped and could only make a tearful face.

Is that why?

She hated her body so much for the fever going down.

“Lobelia?”

But Lizzy soon noticed that Lobelia’s condition was not good.

The mild fever had spread to a high fever, and now it was accompanied by chills, so no matter how much Lobelia wanted to hide it, she couldn’t.

Pale complexion, haggard lips, flushed red spots.

Everything tells us that the child is not normal.

“No, not sick. I’m not sick…”

But Lobelia shook her head at Lizzy’s expression who seemed to have noticed she had a cold.

The fever had gone down.

If this happens, wouldn’t it get better quickly if she gets a shot and takes medicine?

Such fear came over her, but Lobelia, who felt extreme dizziness even from the mere act of shaking her head left and right, ended up retching on the spot.

“Lobelia!”

At that, Lizzy hurriedly got down from the bed, crawled forward, and hugged her daughter who had slumped down.

The high body temperature clearly felt even though she was wearing clothes.

When she reached out her trembling hand and directly touched her cheek, it felt like a ball of fire.

Thud.

When Lobelia, who finally dropped the container of ointment she had brought for her mother in her small hand, lost consciousness like that…

“Ah. Ah…”

Early in the morning, the sorrowful scream of a poor mother wailing spread out.